Hey, 2018 sure was thing. After almost a year away, I brought this blog back a few months ago. I plan on actually updating on a more regular schedule in 2019. But, that is a problem for 2019 Joe. Anyway, here are my top records of 2018. In alphabetical order, because it just makes sense.

BEST RECORDS:

• Dessa – “Chime”
• Dogbite – “True Lofi Will Find You In The End”
• Drug Church – “Cheer”
• Gouge Away – “Burnt Sugar”
• Headlines – “MMXVII”
• Heavy Mantle – “Weights & Measures”
• Hop Along – “Bark Your Head Off, Dog”
• Krimewatch – “Krimewatch”
• La Luz – “Floating Feature”
• Lala Lala – “The Lamb”
• Late Bloomer – “Waiting”
• Lilith – “I’ll Come Over B/W In Real Life”
• Miranda Winters – “Xobeci, What Grows Here?”
• Miserable – “Loverboy”
• Mitski – “Be The Cowboy”
• Mothers – “Render Another Ugly Method”
• Nectar – “Knocking At The Door”
• Ogikubo Station – “We Can Pretend Like”
• Open Mike Eagle – “What Happens When I Try To Relax”
• Restorations – “LP5000”
• Tancred – “Nightstand”
• Tanukichan – “Sundays”
• There’s Talk – “Bathed Water Moon”
• V.V. Lightbody – “Bathing Peach”
• Worlds Greatest Dad – “Get Well Soon”

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Absinthe Father – “Jane”
• Ivy Sole – “Overgrown”
• Petal – “Magic Gone”
• Roy Kinsey – “Blackie: A Story By Roy Kinsey”
• Smol Data – “Smol Data: An EP”
• Snail Mail – “Lush”
• Steady Holiday – “Nobody’s Watching”
• Swearin’ – “Fall In The Sun”
• Tony Molina – “Kill The Light”
• Young Animals – “Disposition”

All things considered, Be The Cowboy was my favorite record this year. Or, at the very least, the one I listened to the most.

So, yeah. There you go. Here’s a Spotify playlist